Louis xvi biography wikipedia
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Louis XIV
King of France from 1643 to 1715
"Sun King" and "Le Roi Soleil" redirect here. For the French musical about Louis XIV, see Le Roi Soleil (musical). For other uses, see Sun King (disambiguation) and Louis XIV (disambiguation).
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Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coronation | 7 June 1654 Reims Cathedral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Louis XIII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Louis XV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regent | Anne of Austria (1643–1651) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1638-09-05)5 September 1638 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 September 1715(1715-09-01) (aged 76) Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | 9 September 1715 Basilica of Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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